Glass Tube: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.39 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.135 at volume. These medians come from published supplier pricing. Treat them as a starting point for a sourcing conversation rather than a binding quote.
Median price by order quantity
| Order size | Median /unit |
|---|---|
| 500–999 units | $0.39 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.29 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.24 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.205 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.175 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.135 |
What moves the price
For glass tube, the drivers are tube length, cap style, material, child-resistant certification, print method — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published wholesale pricing for glass tubes clusters around about $0.29–$0.48/unit at 400–500 counts, with lower per-unit prices appearing at higher case counts and 10K+ MOQ programs. The biggest cost drivers are tube size/length, child-resistant cap style, lid material (glass, cork, metal, plastic), and print complexity; custom decorated or overseas-import programs are the realistic routes for the lowest prices, while US-facing distributors are usually higher at smaller MOQs. The 100K+ tier is anchored by higher-volume wholesale pricing programs rather than fully custom domestic quotes, so it is the weakest-fit tier in the ladder
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder glass tube regularly, run a free savings check — enter what you pay and see it against these researched medians, item by item. About three minutes, no card or account.